Stole a Sig SAUR p226 Navy From Gander Mountain

viper_IRIGHTI · December 17, 2004, 11:48 PM

Well not really, but...I think this is a pretty good deal, but let me know. I was just at Gander Mountain today to pick up some gift cards for Christmas. Of course, I had to stop by the gun counter and check out the eye candy. I have been researching the p226 Navy for some time now and have come to the conclusion that they are pretty hard to come by. I asked the clerk about it and under his breath, he told me he happened to have one used. Get this, he knows the guy that sold it to GM. The previous owner is actually a SEAL. An employee at GM had the gun reserved for himself but hasn't bought it in the month it has been setting on the shelf. Anyway, GM will sell me a used (one mag though it) P226 Navy with the two 10rd mags it came with along with three 15rd mags. The gun comes with the Hogue wraparound grips. The gun is going for $614 out the door. Now, what do you think about the the sale. Is it good enough for a used gun?

griptheweasel · December 18, 2004, 11:33 AM

Sounds like a good deal, but your post begs the question... did you get any good Christmas cards?!

abelew · December 18, 2004, 02:26 PM

Good deal for that gun, but was it a 9mm?

IZinterrogator · December 18, 2004, 03:02 PM

... then he might want to think twice before trying to jam 15 rounds of .40 into those standard cap mags.

Ozzieman · December 18, 2004, 06:18 PM

When your working with a company like gander hill you are talking to nothing more than an untrained used car sales men.
I worked in a gun store for 15 years one of the largest in town, (over 200,000 people) I have a love for guns that makes me want to know more, to constantly learn every thing that I can.
We also have a Gander hill in our town and I must say that I am not impressed at all, they know nothing at all about guns and have the honiesty of a used car sales,
That dosent mean that you diddnt get a good deal<<<<>>>>IF the guns functions properly.
Personaly I think that you were fed a line of BULL and might have a pig. I hope not and Sig's are known for there quality. But the story sounds a little to much gander bull.
The price was right, I hope you did ok with the deal.
One question, did they suggest that there in store "GUN SMITH" tune it up for you?
Remember Gander mountain is the Target of gun stores

AUG · December 19, 2004, 12:13 AM

I am shocked!

A gun store commando is talking bad about used car salesmen!

Neither are held in high regard but I bet a car salesman can spell the word "honest". Car salesmen are stereotyped as dishonest and gun store workers are stereotyped as idiots.

Tit for tat I guess.

I guess even the "bottom feeders" have to fight over who is closest to the bottom of the lake.

As for the story you were told it sounds like crap to me. A Navy Seal just happened to trade in a 226 Navy? Yeah, ok.

Walter · December 19, 2004, 02:23 AM

...on one point. The story about a SEAL trading in a gun sounds a little
"off" to me. From what I know about SEALs, and from what I know from
the one SEAL I know personally, they do not need to buy guns. The
Navy furnishes them with just about any type of weapon they want, for
either professional OR personal use. Which, when you are a SEAL, I
think sometimes the two overlap.
I don't know about the particular gun in question, as far as a good price,
but I would not give much credence to the "SEAL" story.
Just my 2 cents.

mattd · December 19, 2004, 03:24 AM

Hmm...I just sent in a check to an online source for a New Navy a few days ago, and YES they are priced appropriately for a limited edition NIB P226.

Aren't ALL Navy's 9mm? Was there a Navy made in .40? TMR the "Navy" part of the P226 was that it was 9mm only like other NATO stuff, as opposed to "normal" P226s which were available in .40 S&W, 9mm and maybe even .357 Sig if I recall. Somebody correct me on this.

MD

tbradford · January 6, 2005, 01:34 PM

This is about the going rate for a P226 Navy with the number of mags you would be getting, as long as it was in good shape and didn't have to many rounds fired through it. If you can't identify the amount of wear and tear yourself, have the sale be contingent on the review of an independant gunsmith. Check Gunbroker.com to see what people are asking for weapons, which is always lower than the suggested retail price.

IanS · January 6, 2005, 02:33 PM

There always seems to be more phonies claiming to be Navy SEAL than real ones.

December 17, 2004, 11:48 PM	#1
viper_IRIGHTI Member Join Date: May 16, 2002 Location: Ft. Wayne, IN Posts: 23	Stole a Sig SAUR p226 Navy From Gander Mountain Well not really, but...I think this is a pretty good deal, but let me know. I was just at Gander Mountain today to pick up some gift cards for Christmas. Of course, I had to stop by the gun counter and check out the eye candy. I have been researching the p226 Navy for some time now and have come to the conclusion that they are pretty hard to come by. I asked the clerk about it and under his breath, he told me he happened to have one used. Get this, he knows the guy that sold it to GM. The previous owner is actually a SEAL. An employee at GM had the gun reserved for himself but hasn't bought it in the month it has been setting on the shelf. Anyway, GM will sell me a used (one mag though it) P226 Navy with the two 10rd mags it came with along with three 15rd mags. The gun comes with the Hogue wraparound grips. The gun is going for $614 out the door. Now, what do you think about the the sale. Is it good enough for a used gun? __________________ Hard Times Don't Last, But Hard Men Do. - IRIGHTI

December 18, 2004, 11:33 AM	#2
griptheweasel Member Join Date: December 12, 2004 Location: somewhere Posts: 31	Sounds like a good deal, but your post begs the question... did you get any good Christmas cards?! __________________ "I don't want to go to Heaven, I want to go to Wal-Mart!" -3 year old in my Sunday School class when asked if he wanted to go to Heaven

December 18, 2004, 02:26 PM	#3
abelew Senior Member Join Date: November 29, 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 778	Good deal for that gun, but was it a 9mm? __________________ "Where the choice is between only violence and cowardice, I would advise violence." ~ Mohatma Gandhi

December 18, 2004, 03:02 PM	#4
IZinterrogator Senior Member Join Date: November 8, 2004 Location: Prescott Valley, AZ Posts: 2,457	If it wasn't a 9mm... ... then he might want to think twice before trying to jam 15 rounds of .40 into those standard cap mags. __________________ "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen!” - Samuel Adams

December 18, 2004, 06:18 PM	#5
Ozzieman Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 6,117	It did sound like a very good deal,,, but When your working with a company like gander hill you are talking to nothing more than an untrained used car sales men. I worked in a gun store for 15 years one of the largest in town, (over 200,000 people) I have a love for guns that makes me want to know more, to constantly learn every thing that I can. We also have a Gander hill in our town and I must say that I am not impressed at all, they know nothing at all about guns and have the honiesty of a used car sales, That dosent mean that you diddnt get a good deal<<<<>>>>IF the guns functions properly. Personaly I think that you were fed a line of BULL and might have a pig. I hope not and Sig's are known for there quality. But the story sounds a little to much gander bull. The price was right, I hope you did ok with the deal. One question, did they suggest that there in store "GUN SMITH" tune it up for you? Remember Gander mountain is the Target of gun stores

December 19, 2004, 12:13 AM	#6
AUG Senior Member Join Date: March 3, 2000 Location: East TN Posts: 434	I am shocked! A gun store commando is talking bad about used car salesmen! Neither are held in high regard but I bet a car salesman can spell the word "honest". Car salesmen are stereotyped as dishonest and gun store workers are stereotyped as idiots. Tit for tat I guess. I guess even the "bottom feeders" have to fight over who is closest to the bottom of the lake. As for the story you were told it sounds like crap to me. A Navy Seal just happened to trade in a 226 Navy? Yeah, ok.

December 19, 2004, 02:23 AM	#7
Walter Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2004 Location: North Texas Posts: 641	I agree with AUG... ...on one point. The story about a SEAL trading in a gun sounds a little "off" to me. From what I know about SEALs, and from what I know from the one SEAL I know personally, they do not need to buy guns. The Navy furnishes them with just about any type of weapon they want, for either professional OR personal use. Which, when you are a SEAL, I think sometimes the two overlap. I don't know about the particular gun in question, as far as a good price, but I would not give much credence to the "SEAL" story. Just my 2 cents.

December 19, 2004, 03:24 AM	#8
mattd Senior Member Join Date: July 22, 2002 Location: Last hole in the Bible Belt... Posts: 140	Hmm...I just sent in a check to an online source for a New Navy a few days ago, and YES they are priced appropriately for a limited edition NIB P226. Aren't ALL Navy's 9mm? Was there a Navy made in .40? TMR the "Navy" part of the P226 was that it was 9mm only like other NATO stuff, as opposed to "normal" P226s which were available in .40 S&W, 9mm and maybe even .357 Sig if I recall. Somebody correct me on this. MD

January 6, 2005, 01:34 PM	#9
tbradford Junior Member Join Date: August 26, 2004 Posts: 6	This is about the going rate for a P226 Navy with the number of mags you would be getting, as long as it was in good shape and didn't have to many rounds fired through it. If you can't identify the amount of wear and tear yourself, have the sale be contingent on the review of an independant gunsmith. Check Gunbroker.com to see what people are asking for weapons, which is always lower than the suggested retail price. Last edited by tbradford; January 7, 2005 at 12:29 PM.

January 6, 2005, 02:33 PM	#10
IanS Senior Member Join Date: October 7, 2000 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,632	There always seems to be more phonies claiming to be Navy SEAL than real ones.